The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1887-03-26
TWENTIETH LEGISLATURE
FRIDAYS PROCEEDINGS.

ate bill amending the law Of descent and
distribution was adopted
Mcdonald introduced bill TO give the
assent Of Texas to the establishment OF an
agricultural experimental station at the
| Agricultural and Mechanical College In
connection Herewith, under the act Of con
gress making an appropriation therefor.
The bill was fayorably reported.
Senate bill to punish by fine OF $50 to
500 any person found drunk in public
p ace passed.
Senate bill authorizing reissue of land
certificates to parties who have located in
Greer county upon abandonment Of their
! locations and patents passed.
Senate bill fixing fees Of county officers in
felony cases where no convictions are had
passed.
Senate bill fixing fees Of jury commissions
ers passed
slmkins indicated the great benefit Of the
proposition.
Harris Withdrew his objections and the
| bin passed under suspension Of the rules
Senate bill to regulate the shipment OF
lumber by railways. Cars are to be fur
nlshed within live days from application for
same. and falling TO furnish same the rail
way company forleits S25 per day for each,
and when furnished are to be loaded in for
ty-eight hours, and failing to load in that
time shall forfeit S25 per day for each car.
An amendment to apply its provisions to
all other freights occasioned debate.
The amendment was adopted. The cap
ton was made to conform to the change by
which the measure applies to all lreights.
The previous question was then ordered
OF the bill and various amendments which
had accumulated in violation OF the rules
were voted upon, one Of which was adopted
providing the net shall not apply in eases OF
strikes and other public c,lamiies and an
other giving ten days instead OF five in
which to furnish cars after application and
the bill passed to engrossment.
House bill postponing forced tax sales
till August, pending yesterday Mt adjourn
ment. passed by the two-thirds vote neces-
sary to give it immediate effect.
House bill amending the general occupa.
ton tax law with committee substitute,
which leaves taxes already fixed TO remain |
unchanged, and simply adds new subjects |
of taxation was taken up.
Tax OH cotton seed oil mills was stricken |
out and on cotton congresses also.
Pope tried to strike out the tax on vend- |
ors of deadly weapons, but failed.
A like attempt to strike out the tax on |
cattle corporations failed.
A motion to table the bill was lost.
Tax on electric light companies was re-
duced to S25 from 500, and without final
action on the bill the senate adjourned
HoUsE-The bill to provide for ascertain
ing and correcting the conflicts and errors |
in surveys of school, university and asylum
lands or other State lands passed to en-
grossment. 1t provides that for the purpose
of ascertainpg the conflicts and errors in
and making proper corrections of SAID lands
the land commissioner may appoint survey
ors to make new surveys, such surveyors TO
give $4,000 bond.
The new members absent under the call
of the house were excused, and the consid-
Grafton of the State geologst bill, on re-
was resumed.
The vote being taken the bill was lost
ayes a., nays 40.
The house went into committee of the
whole upon the appropriation bill. the
pending question being the paragraph APP
5000 psr year out of the gene
raj revenue and $4,000 per year out of the
fund for the support and main
enance Of ,he Agricultural and Mechanical
College.
Moore. of Travis, offered an amendment
to take 81, 800 of the amount from the gen.
eral revenue and $1,000 out of the university
fund.
This brought on the old contest between
the friendf of the University and the AgrL
cultural and Mechanical College.
After several speeches the amendment
was lost.
An amendment by Gresham was adopted
$500 to enable the State
agent to co,lect original evidence and sup
ply records, etc., relating to the claim of the
State against the general government for
frontier defense.
An amendment to pay II. j. Rowe
$3.50 0s for services as agent of the Ala
bama, Muscogee and Coshattee tribes ofIn-
dians was adopted.
Gresham offered an amendment TO APP
propriate for sherifls clerks and attorneys
not provided for In the deficiency bin sl5,-
BOO. and for justices Of the peace and con-
stables $500. Adopted.
The committee OF the whole then arose
and reported the bill 10 the house, with
that IL pass.